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Choose the BEST answer to the following: According to general relativity, (a) mass distorts spacetime. (b) gravity affects clocks. (c) light can’t escape from a black hole. (d) All of these.

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Frame of reference

In physics, a frame of reference is a coordinate system used to specify either the position or the orientation or velocity of a body. The origin of the coordinate acts as a reference point for measuring the position or relative motion of a body. The coordinate system can be a cartesian coordinate, cylindrical coordinate, or a polar coordinate.

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Choose the BEST answer to the following:

According to general relativity,

(a) mass distorts spacetime.

(b) gravity affects clocks.

(d) All of these.

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The general theory of relativity states that gravity is a wrapping of space-time. It means the mass distorts the space-time, not even light can’t escape from a black hole and also gravity affects the time.

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